The second book and DVD in The Complete Ukulele method!Intermediate Ukulele is great for ukulele players who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Starting with an easy-to-follow lesson on chord theory, it then covers several major areas of study, including grooves, the blues, playing melodies and chord-melodies, and even jazz! Perform both the melodies and accompaniments for timeless classics like "Amazing Grace" and "Greensleeves." Then start jamming, as you learn to improvise using pentatonic scales. Greg Horne and Shana Aisenberg together with editor and video instructor Daniel Ho make learning easy and fun while you become a true ukulelist! Features:* Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation* Songs and solos to practice * Special ukulele strums and other right-hand techniques, such as fingerstyle and picking * Left-hand techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides * Topics such as music theory, improvising, and how to practice * Lessons on ukulele styles, including folk, Hawaiian, rock, blues, and more!

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Introduction

Chapter 1---The World A'Chording to Uke

Lesson 1: Theory and Major Triad Inversions

Lesson 2: Minor Inversions

Lesson 3: Diminished and Augmented Triads

Lesson 4: Dominant 7th Chords

Lesson 5: Diminished 7th Chords

Lesson 6: I-IV-V Progressions Using Moveable Shapes

Louie's Wild Thing

Lesson 7: I-vi-ii-V

There Must Be Fifty Ways (to Leave the Fifties)

There Must Be Fifty Ways (to Leave the Fifties) in F

Lesson 8: i-VII-VI

All Along the Stairway

All Along the Stairway in D Minor

Chapter 2---Expanding Your Groove Palette

Lesson 1: Groove Concepts

Lesson 2: Rhythms Using Triplets

Lesson 3: 3+3+2

Lesson 4: Split Strum

Lesson 5: Bo Diddley Beat, or Clave

Lesson 6: 3/4 and 6/8 Time Signatures

Chapter 3---Kind of Blue

Lesson 1: 12-Bar Blues

Lesson 2: 16-Bar Blues

Lesson 3: 8-Bar Blues

Lesson 4: Turnarounds

Lesson 5: Circle of 5ths Blues Progressions

Salty Dog Blues

Lesson 6: Jazzin' the Blues

Lesson 7: 16-Bar Ragtime Blues

Alice's Red Hot Electric Rag

Chapter 4---Melodic Playing

Lesson 1: Open-Position Scales

Lesson 2: Playing Melodies

Amazing Grace

Red River Valley

Lesson 3: Scales up the Neck

Lesson 4: Aura Lee

Aura Lee

Lesson 5: Oh! Susanna

Oh! Susanna

Chapter 5---3rds and 6ths

Lesson 1: 3rds

Ode to Joy (Harmonized in 3rds)

Lesson 2: 6ths

Ode to Joy (Harmonized in 6ths)

Chapter 6---Fingerstyle Uke

Lesson 1: Fingerpicking Patterns

Lesson 2: Alice's Red Hot Electric Rag (Fingerstyle Version)

Alice's Red Hot Electric Rag (Fingerstyle Version)

Lesson 3: Banjo Rolls

Rolling Down That Long Lonesome Road

Lesson 4: Fingerpicking in 3/4 and 6/8 Time

Lesson 5: House of the Rising Uke

House of the Rising Uke

Chapter 7---On the Other Hand: Tricks and Techniques for the Fretting Hand

Lesson 1: Hammer-Ons

Lesson 2: Pull-Offs

Lesson 3: Combining Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

Lesson 4: Slides

Lesson 5: Bending Strings and Vibrato

Lesson 6: Ashgrove (Using Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs)

Ashgrove

Lesson 7: Sitting on Top of the World (Using Sliding)

Sitting on Top of the World

Chapter 8---Chord-Melody

Lesson 1: Chord-Melody Style

Oh! Susanna (Chord-Melody)

Lesson 2: Amazing Grace (Chord-Melody)

Amazing Grace (Chord-Melody)

Lesson 3: Ashgrove (Chord-Melody)

Ashgrove (Chord-Melody)

Lesson 4: Greensleeves (Chord-Melody)

Greensleeves (Chord-Melody)

Chapter 9---Getting Jazzy 53

Lesson 1: Everything You Wanted to Know About Jazz

Lesson 2: Has Anybody Seen My Uke? (32-Bar Progression)

Has Anybody Seen My Uke?

Lesson 3: Uke's Got Rhythm Changes

Uke's Got Rhythm

Lesson 4: Gypsy Jazz

Chapter 10---Let's Jam

Lesson 1: Jamming On the Blues

Lesson 2: Pentatonic Scales

Lesson 3: Soloing Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 4: Soloing Using the Major Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 5: Combining Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Blues Scales in a Solo